Driver distraction — be it from talking on a cellphone or texting — is a leading cause of accidents in New York City, according to data from the NYPD. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/traffic_data/cityacc.pdf In August there were 16,784 motor vehicle accidents in the city, and…
Celebrity Plastic Surgeon May Have Tweeted, Texted Before Fatal Crash In Malibu
It appears that Oprah Winfrey’s message against no cellphone or texting while driving fell on deaf ears in the case of celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan. And he is apparently dead now because of it. Ryan, a Beverly Hills doctor…
Transportation Department Proposes Texting Ban for Truck, Bus Drivers
The U.S. Transportation Department proposed to make permanent a ban on texting by interstate truck and bus drivers, with the agency trying to cut down the number of accidents by cutting down on driver distractions. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFP1DYVH_F_STKnQ7PqSkRAK3RkQD9EPQER02 The proposal is essentially…
Texting Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer
A Pennsylvania teenager was texting when she hit a tractor trailer on Route 158 in Wilmington Township, according to police. http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_055225711.html The woman, 18-yar-old Clarice Edinger, was driving northbound, and while she was texting on her cellphone her car drifted…
Train crash probe renews focus on texting dangers
Date: 9/16/2008 4:38 PM By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer One day last summer, Jim Messer, a Florida attorney, was nearly run off the road by another car. When he recovered, he says, he was able to see the other driver…